HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring Recover User's Guide (T5437-96008, November 2009)

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Failing over from the command line
You can configure connections and initiate failover without using the Full-Server
Failover Manager user interface. The same executable that launches the user interface
can be used from a command prompt with options. The command line execution opens
the user interface, passes through specified parameters, and initiates specified
processes. You may want to use this alternate execution if you have different
configuration files that you want to execute or if you have multiple connections. The Full-
Server Failover Manager command can be initiated one at a time from a command
prompt, or it can be scripted. The Full-Server Failover Manager executable is located in
the installation directory.
Command FFMANAGER
Description
Initiates the Full-Server Failover Manager user interface, passes through
specified parameters, and initiates specified processes
Syntax
FFMANAGER /SOURCE source_name /TARGET target_name
/USERNAME username /PASSWORD password /VALIDATE /FIXALL
/PROTECT /FAILOVER /LOGLEVEL number /CONFIG filename
Options
● SOURCE source_name—Name of the source
● TARGET target_name—Name of the target
● USERNAME username—Name of a user who is a member of the
Double-Take Admin security group
● PASSWORD password—Password associated with the specified
user
● VALIDATE—Validates the configuration of the two servers to make
sure they are compatible
● FIXALL—Corrects those errors that Full-Server Failover can
automatically correct
● PROTECT—Initiates the connection between the source and target
● FAILOVER—Initiates failover from the source to the target
● LOGLEVEL number—Specifies the level of detailed logged based
on the following numbers.
● 2—Informational messages are logged
● 3—Informational and error messages are logged
● 4—Informational, error, and exception messages are logged
● 5—Informational, error, exception, and debug messages are
logged. This is the default setting.